State Stories: CDC’s State-Based Nutrition and Physical Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic Diseases



The following participating state health departments of the Nutrition and Physical Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic Diseases (NPAO) have provided effective interventions to prevent obesity. Family service organizations and Head Start programs may use these stories to benchmark promising practices within their own organizations. The NPAO is based on a cooperative agreement between the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity (DNPAO), and 28 state health departments. To read PDF files, get here.

State Stories: CDC’s State-Based Nutrition and Physical Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic Diseases State Stories Colorado 2006: Changing the Worksite Environment [PDF, 81k] One School’s Produce Market is Producing Kids with a Taste for Fruits and Vegetables [PDF, 95k] Massachusetts 2006: Used to Helping Others, Police Officers and Firefighters Are Now Helping Themselves [PDF, 51k] North Carolina 2006: Creating More Healthful Childcare Centers [PDF, 34k] Washington 2006: Building a Healthy, Active Community [PDF, 54k]

State Stories: CDC’s State-Based Nutrition and Physical Activity Program to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic Diseases. HHS/CDC/NPAO. 2007. English.